DJ Signify is a hip hop producer from New York City. His 2004 debut album Sleep No More, featuring collaborations with Sage Francis and Buck 65, was described as "hip-hop at its darkest and most chilling"<1> and earned him accolades as a "master beatsmith."<2> 2009's Of Cities was similarly described as "dense, bleak instrumental hip-hop", reminiscent of Burial's Untrue and Tricky's Maxinquaye.<3>